STLTODAY.COM: T.J. Oshie scored twice and Jaroslav Halak made 20 saves as the St. Louis Blues ground out a 2-1 victory over the slumping Phoenix Coyotes.

TAMPA TRIBUNE: Ben Bishop made a triumphant return to the Tampa Bay Lightning net, making 33 saves to backstop his club to a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers. Former Lightning Brad Richards scored the Rangers only goal.

MERCURYNEWS.COM: Patrick Marleau scored in a shootout as the San Jose Sharks edged the Washington Capitals 2-1. Alexander Ovechkin scored the Capitals only goal, his 33rd of the season.

PHILLY.COM: Vincent Lecavalier’s last minute goal capped a wild-scoring third period to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.

MIAMI HERALD: Aleksander Barkov opened the scoring only 21 seconds into the first period, the Florida Panthers took a 3-0 first period lead, and rode Tim Thomas’ goaltending to a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders.

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: The Penguins are enjoying a strong home record (19-3-0) this season, have won 12 in a row at home and would set a franchise record with their 13th. They face off at home tonight against the Washington Capitals.

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